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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1957

Page

9

Keglers Corner Entry Deadline For City Pin Tourney

Deadline looms for the 1957 Lawton Bowling Association Tournament entries due tonight at midnight. Entries trail last year's totals as only one defending champion, Bill Boydsian, is expected to defend his titles while teams and individuals across divisions await the start of next weekend's events.

Bill Ewald Lawton Bowling Association Corrales Associated Secretary Bill Boydsian Automatic Alarm Bossert McGee Rus Dornfeld TE. Carless Mister Tubbs

Bradley Faces St. Louis Five In Key Contest

Bradley hosts St. Louis in a pivotal Missouri Valley clash as contenders vie for position. The Braves seek a 10th straight win, aiming to widen their lead before road trips to St. Louis and Wichita. St. Louis enters 14-6 overall with strong home prospects.

Bradley St. Louis St. Tavis Dri Des Moines Braves Note Wichita Billikens Portland Marquette Doetenit Tuls Oklapema Chicago Stadium Oklahoma Aggies Tulsa Oklahoma Drake Town State Houston Triniy Tex

Kramer Returns To Net Action

Sydney report says touring professional tennis troupe opens in New York's Madison Square Garden next Sunday resuming the Gonzales Rosewall rivalry. Kramer returns after six years to team with Rosewall against Gonzales and Segura in a best of three doubles. Tour grossed 152000 dollars. Kramer vows to return within a year.

Sydney Australia Jack Tanner United Tes New York Maddison Square Garden Pancho Gonzales Ken Rosewall Kramer Rosewall Gonzales Pancho Segura Pancho Tony Trabert Madison Square Garden Dallas Tex San Francisco Segura Frank Sedeman Weill

Pokes To Launch Spring Grid Drills

Oklahoma A and M football coach Cliff Speegle opens spring practice with 73 players reporting. Most are juniors with a year of varsity experience. Speegle seeks fresh talent from the freshman squad to bolster the 3 5 record last season and push for next fall.

Stillwater Okla Oklahoma A&3 Cliff Speegle Speegle Aggie

Basilio Ready To Fight Saxton In Cleveland Title Defense

Carmen Basilio, the welterweight champion, is cleared medically for his defense against Johnny Saxton in Cleveland. The bout, part of a planned trilogy, was postponed earlier after Basilio bruised his right hand.

Cleveland Carmen Basilio Johnny Saxton Basilio

Hockey At A Glance

National league scores show York 3 Montreal 4 and Providence 4 Spungtiad 1. Cleveland 1 Hershey 0. Cincinnati 5 Troy Indiana 1 in overtime. Western and Eastern league items listed with New Haven noted.

Senay Heldo National York Montreal Detroit Chienge ATED Buffalo Tathes Providence Cleveland Stershey

Whitt Finsterwald Vie For Tucson Open Title

Two young golfers Don Whitt and Don Finsterwald faced off in Tucson with $35,000 on the line at the El Rio course. Both finished under par 269 as youth stars dominated the event, with Whitt sinking a 50-foot flop to threaten late while Finsterwald led until a final miss sent the title to Whitt.

Lucson. Ariz Golf Don Whitt Alameda Calif Don Finsterwald Tegresla Fla el Rio Tucson Furgol Julius Boras Mike Euchak Doug Ford Finsterwald Galf Texas San Antonio Wooler Trail Ben Hogan Brackenridge Park Course

Carolina League To Operate Again

The Carolina League will operate with six teams this season. A six team schedule is set and includes a season from April 17 to Labor Day. Applications from Raleigh and Burlington were dropped for membership as neither met requirements. Officials say both cities would join if full major league working agreements are secured.

Surlington N.C Burlington Hopcs Raleigh

Steigleder Quits Post At Hobart High School

Hobart high school athletics director Tommy Steigleder resigns after one year to pursue a college football coaching job. He coached football and basketball during his tenure at Hobart.

Steigleder Hobart Alicer Hobart High School Tommy Steigleder Dgleder

Miss Heiss and Jenkins win North American skating titles

In Rochester New York Miss Heiss 17 of Ovone Park New Jersey and Dave Jenkins claimed North American titles to set up a run for world championships in Colorado Springs February 26 to March 1 Hayes Alan Jenkins and Sonja Henie comparisons mark the event, with Miss Heiss defending world champion status and Carol Brunet predicting great things for the young skater.

Rochester N.Y Caralt Treiss Sonja Jfenic Dave Jenkins Colorado Springs Colo Heiss Ovone Park Tenley Albright Miss Albright Newton Conte Mass Dave Hayes Alan Starvard Law School Jenkins Miss Heiss Carol Brunet Europe Henie Caral Jane Pachl Toronto Canada Char Snelling

Sooner to receive Grantland Rice Memorial Trophy

Norman Oklahoma reports the 1956 Oklahoma Sooners, ranked No 1 last season, will receive the Grantland Rice Memorial Trophy from the Football Writers of America. Coach Bud Wilkinson and the 59 man squad will attend the presentation, which makes the award permanent for Oklahoma.

Norman Okla University of Oklahoma Sooner Football Writers of Ameca Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson

Indians Sign Two Players From Cleveland Roster

The Cleveland Indians announced today that signed contracts have been received from pitcher Hank Aquin and infielder Billy Harrell, bringing to 16 the number of players under contract.

Cleveland

Crocker Wins Florida Event

Miami Beach Florida Miss Crocker won the Miami Beach Women's Open after a 36 hole score of 72 71 and 13 under par on the 6 600 yard Bay Shore course She earned 8050 top money with Fatty Berg of St Andrews TH second by one stroke for 450 Ann Richardson of Columbus OH and Wanda Sanches of Baton Rouge LA tied for top amateur at 76 79 1517 with Richardson winning a playoff on the first extra hole

Miami Beach Fla. Oh F. Crocker Bay Shore Miss Crocker Montevideo Uruguay Fatty Berg St. Andrews Ann Richardson Columbus Ohio Wanda Sanches Baton Rouge Miss Richardson

Brown and Smith Vie For Lightweight Crown In Miami

Boxing notes from Associated Press report that Joe Brown 135-pound champion defends his title Wednesday night at the Miami Beach Auditorium against Wallace Smith who has been inactive four months. Card to start at 10 p.m. EST with ABC radio TV coverage. each fighter to receive 30 percent of the gate. Brown, 59-14-8 with two no contests, risks his crown against Smith, 52-15-5. Also: Zora Folley trains in Chandler and Bell Turner clash in New York, with Patterson rankings noted and other bouts listed across venues including Atlantic City and New Orleans.

Jack Hand Associated Press Joe Brown Wallace Bud ™ Smith New Orleans Brown Miami Beach Auditorium Mr Smith Smith New York Chris Dundee International Boxing Club ABC Radio-Tv Miami Zora Folley Chandler Ariz Wayne Bethea Howard Turner Brooklyn St. Nicholas Arena Arizona Floyd Patterson National Boxing Assn Ring I Magazine Dumont

Celtics Far Ahead In Eastern Loop

The Knicks, after a strong run, fell to Syracuse Nationals 101-99 and 102-100 at home, dropping to the Eastern cellar as Ralph B. Schayes exploded for 30 in the second win. Boston beat Philadelphia in overtime to gain eight games on the Warriors. Bob Cousy and Paul Arizin led the Celtics in a tight overtime win. Fort Wayne edged Minneapolis 113-110 as Detroit’s Yardley scored 29 and Pettit poured 44 for St Louis.

Associated Press Vince Boryla New York Knickerbockers Boryla Knicks Syracuse Nationals Syracuse National Basketball Assn Nats Ralph Schayes Harry Gallatin Boston Celtics Rochester Philadelphia Warriors Bob Cousy Paul Azizin Celtics Arizin Fort Wayne Minneapolis Lakers St. Louis Bob Pettit Pistons George Yardley

Louisiana Quint Wins AAU Title in Po nca City

The McDonald Scots of Lake Charles defeated the Wichita Boeing Bombers 83-69 to claim the Conoco AAU bass championship. Bill Riegal scored 37 points to raise his tournament total to 119 across three games. Wichita Bungaloes finished third with a 76-68 win over Horton Insurance of Oklahoma City.

Ponca City McDonald Scots Lake Charles Latz Conoco Wichita Boeing Bombers Bill Riegal Wichita Bungaloes Horton Insurance Oklahoma City

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